Dynamics of magnetization on the topological surface

preprint2010arXivOpen access

Abstract

We investigate theoretically the dynamics of magnetization coupled to the surface Dirac fermions of a three dimensional topological insulator, by deriving the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert (LLG) equation in the presence of charge current. Both the inverse spin-Galvanic effect and the Gilbert damping coefficient αα are related to the two-dimensional diagonal conductivity σxxσ_{xx} of the Dirac fermion, while the Berry phase of the ferromagnetic moment to the Hall conductivity σxyσ_{xy}. The spin transfer torque and the so-called ββ-terms are shown to be negligibly small. Anomalous behaviors in various phenomena including the ferromagnetic resonance are predicted in terms of this LLG equation.

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